nationalledger.com — A nice-sounding bill called the "Global Poverty Act," sponsored by Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama, is up for a Senate vote on Thursday and could result in the imposition of a global tax on the United States. The bill makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations.
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theuniversalFeb 15, 2008
"The bill makes levels of U.S. foreign aid spending subservient to the dictates of the United Nations."That isn't true. All the goals and spending amounts are dependent - as always - on congress agreeing to them. Signing on to the UN goals means that the U.S. would agree to boost its foreign aid to 0.7% of GDP by 2015. By 2015! The article says it would add 0.7% to what the US already spends - that's false.0.7% of GDP is not high compared to other developing countries. And by comparison, US baseline military spending is now at about 3.5% to 4% of GDP, and that doesn't include much of the current war costs. We don't live in a bubble. Aside from the humanitarian goals, extreme poverty around the world is directly linked to terrorism and US national security. Not sure why some people can't see that the US benefits from a more stable world, and spending a small amount to help reduce the world's most extreme poverty and worst diseases is a good investment. Republicans Chuck Hegel and Richard Lugar are also co-sponsors of this bill.
nighttimeFeb 15, 2008
The legislation would commit the U.S. to spending 0.7 percent of gross national product on foreign aid, which amounts to a phenomenal 13-year total of $845 billion over and above what the U.S. already spends. Where will we get the money, borrow it from China?
troika37Feb 15, 2008
So the UN overrides the 2nd Amendment, and Obama's ok with it? Where are his loyalties?
Closed AccountFeb 17, 2008
NOTHING this country does should be under the dictate of the useless nabobs.
Closed AccountFeb 17, 2008
"In addition to seeking to eradicate poverty, that declaration commits nations to banning “small arms and light weapons” and ratifying a series of treaties, including the International Criminal Court Treaty, the Kyoto Protocol (global warming treaty), the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. "Bad stuff. NWO kind of bad.
onthewritesideFeb 20, 2008
I'm telling you. I think this guy could be the Anti-Christ and I'm not joking.
Closed AccountFeb 21, 2008
Our military spending should be far higher than it is now, with at least one more Marine and 6 additional active duty Army divisions, plus much larger Naval and Air Force assets. We piss away far too much on foreign aid, social programs and the like which could be reduced or totally eliminated.
cryptocracyMar 14, 2008
socialism, leading to world tyranny.